Physician Assistant-Transplant Surgery

Job: Physician Assistant-Transplant Surgery

Work Location: Lower East Side

Organization: Surgery

Work Days: Monday-Friday

Sponsorship Eligibility: [[custSponsored]]

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Position Summary

Under direction, performs history and physical examinations. Establishes a presumptive diagnosis and performs a general work-up including the ordering of appropriate laboratory studies. Under supervision, is responsible for the patient’s medical issues following the diagnosis. May assist medical staff with pre, intra- and post-operative surgical activities and research projects in assigned area.

Job Responsibilities

• Under the direction and supervision of the responsible physician, performs clinical procedures, such as venipuncture, arteriopuncture and electrocardiogram.

• May administer IV medications, fluids, blood & blood components & local infiltrative anesthetic. May administer injections I.M, subcutaneous & intradermal. May perform intradermal skin tests, nastrogastric intubation & insertion of urinary catherers.

• Prepares and dictates patient summaries of hospitalization.

• Attends daily rounds and provides post-operative care on floor by checking for signs of post-operative complications, changing dressings, removing sutures.

• Assists the physician as directed in the training of health personnel in diagnostic, therapeutic and clinic techniques. Participates in appropriate continuing education programs.

• May perform research activities including assisting at laboratory surgery, collection and reporting of data. Retrieves and reviews charts and analyzes data for research projects. Prepares and dictates patient summaries of hospitalization.

• Initiates appropriate noninvasive laboratory, radiological and special examinations or tests required for the evaluation of illness. May provide pre-surgical patient care for diagnosis and write pre-operative orders.

• Starts IVs , monitors equipment and alerts surgeon to changes in the patient’s condition in the Recovery room or IUC. May provide post operative instructions to patients.

• Under supervision of the responsible physician may cleanse and debride wounds.

• Performs examinations on patients; consults with the patient’s physician; establishes a diagnosis and initiates the work up of the patient by ordering laboratory studies. Responsible for management of the patient’s medical issues following diagnosis.

• Provides appropriate adjustment of medications for patients in accordance with established protocols or specific instructions from the responsible physician. Orders oral and parental medications for patients under the care of the supervising physician.

• Communicates with patients & families regarding their medical issues following consultation with the physician. Provides counseling & instruction regarding. Collaborates with other caregivers to ensure continuity of patient care

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Graduate of an accredited Physician’s Assistant program from recognized college or university.

Approximately 2 years of clinical experience as a PA in a physician practice or hospital setting, preferably within a related specialty.

Up to one year of post-degree course work and/or an internship and less than one year of previous experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience in communicating, and developing relationships, with clinical staff and ancillary services.

Licenses and Certifications

• Current New York State Physician Assistant License & Registration

• Certification from the National Commission of Physician Assistants, Inc (NCCPA)

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

This position requires the occasional lifting of equipment and patients.

This positon might result in exposure to mechanical/electrical/radiant/explosive/burn and chemical hazards.

May be required to handle, dispose of and/or identify hazardous waste and hazardous materials.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar was established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation (QF). The first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at the university level, WCM-Q offers an integrated Six-Year Medical Program that incorporates pre-medical and medical studies and leads to the Cornell University M.D. degree.

Teaching is by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty, including physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) who hold Weill Cornell appointments. Enrollment has grown rapidly from 25 first-year pre-medical students in the fall of 2002 to over 300 students from more than 30 countries today.

WCM-Q is part of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, which was founded over 100 years ago, and shares the same mission:

• to provide the finest education possible for medical students

• to conduct research at the cutting edge of knowledge

• to improve healthcare both now and for future generations

• to provide the highest quality of care to the community

WCM-Q’s home city is Doha, a thriving cosmopolitan metropolis with a culturally diverse population, a rapidly growing economy, and modern infrastructure. WCM-Q is a member of Qatar Foundation, a not-for-profit organization with multiple centers focused on education, research and innovation, and community development. WCM-Q is located within Education City, the flagship development of QF, which occupies more than 12 square kilometers and is home to some of the world’s leading educational institutions, including Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and overseas campuses of elite universities, such as VCUarts Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Northwestern Qatar, Georgetown University in Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, and HEC Paris in Qatar.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Minorities/Females/Vet employer.